The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-16
MORE DUE WEST.
And More Of Her Good People.

DUE WEST, S. C., Feb. IA, 1887.
Mr.. A. u. Kennedy drives roam.
Mr.. John McDill rides in new buggy and
behind new house.
Our Board oi School Trustees have not YET
organized. They SHOULD do so at once.
One of our business firms here sold during
the month of January 5000. hn Il Of II cash.
Mr.. \. K. Ellis supplies the citizens of this
town Will: beef: he Is as good q butcher a>
"" have evcr had.
DR.. W. NJ. Grler is to make the annual ora
ton before the famous Agricultural college
Of Mississippi. The Doctor can I'LL the bill.
The Temperance cause in Anderson, G. II ::
has just gained victory in the recent decl
sion of the supreme Courts Of the State touch.
ing their recent election. The death knell ol
Rum Is sounding all along the line. The
Press and Banner Is dealing some good blows
in the fight.
We ack knowledge q copy OF the last Ander.
SOL hteiligencer 1t Is a capital paper. We
were ,luch interested In reading the decus-
sion between thia paper and the Baptist Cou'
,ier on the eccnt Prohibition election In An
derSoli. Candid y W, think senator Murray
has wOrStcd Col. Hart in the fight nnd In an
admirable way.
W, see thai Hon. II. G. Scudday Of Ander.
son thinks uf retiring frow the law and giving
lis whole time 10 the cause of the Young
Mems, christian Association in the State Mr..
Scndday is young man Of fine attachments
both of head and heart. He Is an eloquent
and polished speaker and VIII be able TO do
great good in the work to which he Is about 10
sale.
Miss Mary f. Darlington one OF the ablest
teachers OF the State Is enjoying short vaca.
ton mt home now. Her great success In her
chosen avocatlon has given her fine reputa-
ton rs an Instructor. Consequently her SER
vices are in demand. She now has three ap-
plicatiOms from different points asking for her
services. This speaks we'll and is just trib'
ute to her energy, ability and pains-taking
care in the cause of education. It is hard
work at present for great many teachers to
get II situation at all.
\ card received from Mr.. T. E. Polhill on
board I he steamer Kate Spencer, dated at Jack.
Sonviile Fla, announced his departure for
Gaia. Mr.. PolhiIl expects to travel around
the world before his return, SO he writes
I'D" is well remembered here.
Mr.. John Mrlill Is domiciling this year al
Mr.. GU Richcy's. Mr.. McDill Is one Of the
best farmers in our section and makes as
many bales of cotton to the horse as any ol
them. Mr.. McDIll's new horse and buggy
ought to catch the eye of the girls.
We learn that more than half OF the pre-
sent senior class in Er>kine expects to enter
the ministry This Is certainly most crafty
ing and speaks We'll for Erskine.
/ There were two letters in The last copy o
! thai excellent paper, the associate REFORMED
rcstyt'r 'rta; One was from i the pen OF WI b
WAS signed al. NJ. H. Attention, Ala. Both
these letters were full of just, such items AZ
nuke Il correspondence useful and interest
! ing.
| One of our lady teachers has gotten OF the
/ following. On arriving here she heard the
Secrdcrs spoken of rs A: II. Ps, whereupor
she asked the question what was there ab0u,
Bill ARP thatw should hume our church
after him?'
+ We understand that Miss Maggie Lowry II
having splendid time visiting In Alabama
She is now visiting friends in selma, and will
make trip to Starkville. Miss, before she re
turns.
We pronounce the furnaces in the Associate
R,f"rnea Presbyterian church failure Inl
heating said building. They are splendit
marhines for consumption Of material. II
takes about SO worth Of fuel to run this fur
mace for the year. If there Is amy thing
wrong with This furnace the matter should bt
. looked up by the officers. If there Gun he nt
Z iimprtrypinent made They should be removed
from tie church and Something better pu,
there. II iSa matter of standing cnmplninl
, in the congregation Some persons offer thit
"a an excuse fnr staying away from church.
! The BaptiStS Gf this place nre having preach
! ing in their church every other Thursday
night by the R"v, Or. ]. o. Lindsay. Or
last Thursday night he preached from tn,
text wcare "wonderfully and fearfully made
/ The Doctors first proposition was That "Th'
body was made by God" 1t was share fool
ishncss 10 say any thing else whether thu
body WAS m;lc in one dizzy. six days or q
thousand years the Bible did not say. ~ az
know however" he speaker said with en-
phusis. ''that the Bible does MOI say IT was III
immcdial" act of ci cieation." The Doctor onl!
had one paragraph uu this subject hut 1t ha
created Il GOOD deal of remark. He then pro
rcctlcd Ia drscrhe The wonderful mechanism
ut the. body. Ills second proposition was tn,
relation ui tlrr body TO the soul. DIR. Lind
say spoke with Il great deal of energy and hi
sermon produced II fine effect. We hear o
some parties VIII" have not been church poer
make ihfse services revivalistic If possible
and asked the prayers Of all praying person
on these services. The next subject for dis
cussion will nc "The SOUL" <.